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rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽsan, p. de
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Ðæs burhgeréfan sunu wolde rǽsan on hí on ðæm scandhúse and hí bysmrian, Shrn. 56, l1. of precipitate action, to rush (into anything) Oft mon biþ suíðe rempende, and rǽsð suíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce, Past. 20; Swt. 149, 12.

Linked entry: on-rǽsan

ge-féran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-féran, p. -férde; pp. -féred.

To gotravelgo onbehavefareget oncomeget to a placeTo perform a journeyreach or get by goingobtainattainexperiencesuffer

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Ðá férdon ða Pyhtas and geférdon ðis land norðanweard then the Picts went and got the north part of this land, Chr. Erl. 3, 13. Hafast ðú geféred ðæt ðé weras ehtigaþ thou hast attained [this] that men will esteem thee, Beo. Th. 2446; B. 1221.

ge-metgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metgian, -metegian, -metigian; p. ode; pp. od.

To measure, moderate, temper, regulate, order, govern, restrainmensurare, temperare, moderare, regereto measure in the mind, to deliberate, meditate ondeliberare, meditariTo become moderate, to moderate one's selfmoderari, temperari

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Hine selfne of dúneastígende he cúðe gemetgian his hiéremonnum se auditoribus condescendendo noverat temperare, Past. 16, 2; Swt. 101, 15; Hat. MS. 21 a, 2: 35, 1; Swt. 237, 23; Hat. MS. 45 a; 4.

Linked entries: metgian ge-metegian

sige

(n.)
Grammar
sige, es ; m.
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Palm getácnaþ syge, Homl. Th. i. 218, 11. Sige forgifan to grant victory, Bd. 2, 9 ; S. 511, 36 : Elen. Kmbl. 288 ; El. 144. Sige syllan, Val. 2, 25. Sige habban to conquer, be victorious, Num. 31, 18. Hæfde sige vincebat, superabat, Ex. 17, 11.

sweotole

(adv.)
Grammar
sweotole, adv.
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Sueotole, sweotule, Past. 7; Swt. 49, 2. Sweotule cunnan, Ps. Th. 118, 12. Sweotele gecnáwan, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 29. Sweotole oncnáwan, Met. 12, 29. Swotole, Bd. 2, 12; S. 515, 20: 3, 14; S. 540, 15. Swutele, swutole tócnáwan, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 15, 20.

Linked entries: swetole swotole

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Qui ergo dimittit aquam, caput est jurgiorum, Past. 38; Swt. 279, 16. often the wer is connected with fishing, and the word seems sometimes to be used of the water that is kept in by the dam Captura (captura locus piscosus, ubi capiuntur pisces, Migne

cild

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Gé sint giet cilderu, Past. 459, 17. Cildra pueri, R. Ben. I. 60, 16. Iung cildra lactantes, i. infantes, An. Ox. 2591. Cildas (cild, R.) parvoli, Mt. L. 19, 13. Ofer hiora dei, wífes and cilda, C. D. i. 316, 16.

eáre

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Add: eár, es: an ear (part of the head) Inneweard eáre auris, útweard eáre auricula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 22, 23. Parotides eár*-*coðu, ota, g. ( = ὤτα, graece ) eár, i. 20, 1. Hé cearf of heora handa and eáran and nosa, Chr. 1014; P. 145, note 9.

ge-bann

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Tó ðǽm gebanne ðæs tóhopan nán monn mæg cuman ad unam vocationis spem nequaquam pertingitur, Past. 345, 19. a proclamation, manifesto Se cyningc gesette þis geban, þus cweðende 'Swá hwilc man swá mé Apollonium lifigende tó gebringð, ic him gife fífti

geond-geótan

(v.)
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.), infuse Monna inngeðonc giendgeótan (gind-, v. l.) and gewæterian interiora infundere, Past. 137, 10. Ꝥ of þám ilcan wíne wǽron gesewene uneáðe ealle þá fatu geondgotene ut ex eodem vino omnia vascula vix infusa viderentur, Gr. D. 58, 27.

gódian

(v.)
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Hié beóð suíðe ungesǽlige, ðonne hié yfeliað for ðǽm ðe óðre menn gódigað (gódiað, v. l.) quantae infelicitatis sint, qui melioratione proximi deteriores fiunt, Past. 231, 19. with hit as subject Wolde man geswícan þára mándǽda, þonne gódade hit sóna

hweogol

(n.)
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Th. ii. 26, 25. a fixed wheel as (part of) a machine Wǽg þænne wé mid hlædele, hlædtrendle (hweowla, hweowl; hweowlan, Hpt. Gl. 418, 32) úp hladan limpham, quam anthlia, hoc est, rota hauritoria exanthlamus. An. Ox. 502.

Linked entries: sceard-hweogol hwegl

on-weald

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Add: in a general sense, power, control over a person or thing Ðæt úre geswinc ne sceolde bión on óðres monnes onwalde (an-, v. l. ), Past. 250, 2. of official rule. secular Hé wæs Rómánum swá milde swá him nán onwald næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254,

þes

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. ¶ where the word has much the same force as the definite article with common nouns and might be omitted with proper :-- Hefe úp ðíne stefne suá ðes bíme quasi tuba exalta vocem tuam, Past. 91, 20.

ǽrende

(adj.)

a messagean errand, a mission

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Ðíslic ǽrende se pápa onsende and ðás word cwæð, 205, 22. Hé geswór ðæt hé ðæt ǽrende ábeódan wolde . . . Æfter hé hit áboden hǽfde, hé hié heálsade ðæt hié nánuht ðára ǽrenda ne underfénge . . .

Linked entry: ǽrend

of-þyncan

(v.)

to cause regret or sorrowto cause displeasure or offence

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Th. ii. 194, 15. to cause displeasure or offence: — - Ðonne him hira scylda ná ne ofþyncþ si minus contra culpas accenditur, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 2.

middan-geard

(n.)
Grammar
middan-geard, es; m.

the middle dwellingthe earthworldthe world and they that dwell thereinmankind

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Th. 151; B. 75: Exon. 33 a; Th. 104, 1; Gú. 1: 95 b; Th. 355, 37; Pa. 1. God ðysne middangeard tócleófeþ, Blickl. Homl. 109, 35: Andr.

Linked entry: middan-eard

ceaster

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Of ceastrum and cynestólum and of burgsalum, Pa. 49. ¶ with weak inflection :-- Ceastran civitatis, An. Ox. 818, <b>I a.</b> used of heaven :--- Cestre, Sat. 258: 657. Godes ealdorburg gesécan, rodera ceastre, Rä. 60, 16.

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Skt. 20, 27. where the whole, of which the object denoted by sum is part, is to be inferred from the context Sigon ðá tó slǽpe: sum ( one of the sleepers) sáre angeald ǽfenreste, Beo. Th. 2507; B. 1251.

Linked entry: ÁN

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Skt. i. 23, 147. as adverb. a relative adverb Ðonon ðe hí útan bióþ áhæfene, ðanon hié bióþ innan áfeallene, Past. 50; Swt. 391, 12. Ðæt úre ende geendige on God, þanon þe ús þæt angin com, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 8.

Linked entry: þý